World War 1 Crossword

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  1. 8. An early 20th century alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia. Originally a series of loose agreements, the Triple Entente began to assume the nature of a more formal allience as the prospect of war with the Central Powers became more likely and formed the basis of the Allied powers in WW1
  2. 10. Disputed land between the front lines or trenches of two opposing armies
  3. 12. A competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons
  4. 15. A secret Serbian society of the early 20th century that used terrorist methods to promote the liberation of Serbs outside Serbia from Habsburg or Ottoman rule
  5. 16. An offensive strategy proposed by Alfred von Schlieffen that was designed to allow Germany to wage a successful two-front war
  6. 19. Britain's policy of having a larger fleet than the next two powers combined
  7. 20. The belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
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  1. 1. A union or association between three powers or states
  2. 2. A signed cheque with the amount left for the payee to fill in
  3. 3. A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations
  4. 4. a conflict in which each side tried to wear the other down by killing as many of its soldiers as possible
  5. 5. a war which is unrestricted in term of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the accepted rules of war are disregarded
  6. 6. The action of emerging from the trenches to charge across an open area to attack the enemy
  7. 7. A final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations
  8. 9. The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale
  9. 11. A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means
  10. 13. The principle or advocacy of the union of all Slavs or all Slavic peoples in one political organization
  11. 14. A type of warfare where opposing forces fight from trenches facing each other
  12. 17. Identification with ones own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations
  13. 18. when opposing forces encounter on two geographically separate fronts